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Claim-Suppressing Arbitration: The New Rules, David S. Schwartz
Claim-Suppressing Arbitration: The New Rules, David S. Schwartz
Indiana Law Journal
Binding, pre-dispute arbitration imposed on the weaker party in an adhesion contract—so-called “mandatory arbitration”—should be recognized for what it truly is: claim-suppressing arbitration. Arguments that such arbitration processes promote access to dispute resolution have been refuted and should not continue to be made without credible empirical support. Drafters of such arbitration clauses are motivated to reduce their liability exposure and, in particular, to eliminate class claims against themselves. Furthermore, claim-suppressing arbitration violates two fundamental principles of due process: it allows one party to the dispute to make the disputing rules; and it gives the adjudicative role to a decision maker …
Mandatory Arbitration Of Statutory Claims In The Union Workplace After Wright V. Universal Maritime Service Corp., Daniel Roy
Indiana Law Journal
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